New England B.S. Thread

I can bring the bumper to my house if that helps

 

Gonna need a mod day to cut up his truck and get it on. I’ll see where he’d like to keep it. It’s fine in my garage until he’s ready.

 

Standish?

 

@JDUB-Fabrication how's a NJ mod day sound

 

You guys are always welcome to my place too

 

Hang on to it John, I'm not dealing with that til it's warm enough out anyway lol

 

As long as the ground is solid, its probably the only jack ill ever buy for my trucks. its solid but sinks in soft ground. but I can get wheels off the ground in like four pumps now.

Hey, mine does that, im ignoring it until it's a bigger issue.

 

Hello All,

Apologies in advance for the image quality. Was wondering if there’s anyone near western mass who would be interested in welding/extending this roof rack for me. Will pay whatever hourly rate you usually charge. It’s one of the OG Prinsus. I had it on my old access cab and now I have a double cab. The mounting points don’t quite line up so we’d have to do some figuring out there. The extensions you see in the pic were just pieces of scrap steel I had in my garage, hoping to make it look somewhat legit with similar width aluminum.

before you tell me I should just buy a new rack…I don’t wanna! Lol

cheers,
Colby

 

@TacoTuesday603

 

https://sendcutsend.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8trBtKP66NEDJbsWXwW-Yw8zY6MdhpOVrWgB1XIeWt1MXHPkkNXxm4BoCXvYQAvD_BwE

Might be easier

 

Hey Colby, so one issue that I see with that right off the bat is keeping the rack straight and not warping it after welding. I have not welded aluminium yet but I am mostly set up to do so.
Id be willing to give it a try, I just need a few weeks to get the right gas and get some practice with the spool gun. But you need to know that if you eye down the rack it might not be 100% straight.
My 2 cents is just buy the doublecab rack and sell that one but if you want me to give it a shot just let me know.
Martin offroad makes great racks too

 

I have a victory double cab rack I’ll be letting go

 

What winch blankets is everyone using? I've been holding out to buy one for way too long, now's the time. Between the Warn and ARB.

$67 WARN 91575 Winch Damper with Rigging Accessory Storage Pocket and Reflective Strips , Black

https://www.amazon.com/WARN-91575-W...fix=winch+damp,aps,99&sr=8-11#customerReviews

$52 ARB ARB220 Offroad Winch Cable Recovery Damper in Orange and Black Line Dampener

https://www.amazon.com/ARB-ARB220-O...fix=winch+damp,aps,99&sr=8-16#customerReviews

 

We have the ARB at work.
Quality product, no doubt.

I currently don't have a winch, so have not made a purchase, but would be more than happy with the ARB if I were buying.

 

I use a hoodie/jacket....

 

Both are definitely quality, arb being cheaper gets my vote

 

I keep two safety vests in the truck, I use one of them as a blanket with tow chain looped in the pockets.

 

Thanks for the response!

The rack initially came off a truck that had tipped over, so it’s a bit bent as is, and I had already attempted cutting/extending it (without a welder) a few years back so if it doesn’t end up working out it’s no problem at all. Just wanted to try salvaging it if possible.

It’s probably a pretty perfect first aluminum project for ya. Where are you located? I won’t be back in western MA for about 2 weeks anyway so no rush.

 

Sounds good, I am right near concord NH. I typically do 50/hr and I think it would be 3-4 hours.

 

I grew up in Peru - I used to bike down Pierce/Parish Road to the abandoned bridge in Worthington all the time as a kid - fun ride down the hill and around the bends.